Description |
1 online resource (vii, 153 pages) |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Note |
Includes index. |
Contents |
In the media spotlight : Anita Hill and Lani Guinier -- A hostile and unsupportive environment -- Dealing with the multiple isms : racism, sexism, elitism -- Affirmative action : combating assumptions -- Interacting with students : that delicate balance -- Derrick Bell, Harvard Law School, and the emergence of black feminist jurisprudence -- Empowerment within. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary |
Through interviews with prominent legal academics such as Lani Guinier and Kimberle Crenshaw, Outsiders Within presents the trials and accomplishments of black women law professors who began to enter the legal academy in the 1970s and 80s. The often-overlooked legacies of these women are brought to light as chapters highlight the work of important women like Jean Cahn, who co-founded Antioch Law School in 1972, and Emma Coleman-Jordan, who founded the Northeast Corridor Collective of black women lawprofessors in 1988. Author Elwood Watson also discusses the scholarship of a number of black wom. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
African American women lawyers.
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African American women lawyers. |
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African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Watson, Elwood. Outsiders within. Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, 2008 9780742540736 0742540731 (DLC) 2007050243 (OCoLC)183928602 |
ISBN |
9780742599802 (electronic book) |
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0742599809 (electronic book) |
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9780742540736 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0742540731 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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